Debian and Ubuntu Vunerabilities are Ugly

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 06:26

A security researcher recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions where attackers can guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information.


 

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